In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
DECOCTIBLE
Etymology
Adjective
decoctible (not comparable)
Able to be decocted, or boiled down.
Source: Wiktionary
De*coct"i*ble, a.
Definition: Capable of being boiled or digested.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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